The United States on Wednesday reported the highest single-day Covid death toll - 3810 - in nearly a year, taking the national total to 857,778.
The last time a higher number of Covid casualties reported in a day was on February 12, as per records maintained by the New York Times.
The rate of rise in Covid deaths in the country has increased to 42 percent in a fortnight.
As the delta and omicron variants continue to spread across the country, there is no let-up in the whopping number of new infections.
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June 12, 2026 17:14 ET Major central bank action was the focus this week in economic news. The European Central Bank became the first major central bank to move in response to the rising inflationary pressures in the backdrop of the conflict in the Middle East. In North America, the U.S. inflation and trade data as well as Canada’s central bank decision gained attention. The Chinese trade data was the main news in Asia.